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Scientific Name | Cephalophyllum parviflorum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Cephalophyllum parviflorum L.Bolus var. proliferum L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has a very restricted habitat (AOO<10 km²), and is known to occur at five locations. Three are however now locally extinct and the remaining two are severely fragmented and continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to agriculture and urban development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Saldanha to Milnerton. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Breede Shale Fynbos |
Description | Coastal flats. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cephalophyllum parviflorum L.Bolus | CR B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Cephalophyllum parviflorum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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